Software Distributor Administration Guide for HP-UX 11i

Command Options
Options Listed Alphabetically
Appendix A 425
• agent_auto_exit=true
Causes the target agent to automatically exit after execute phase, or
after a failed analysis phase. This is forced to false when the
controller is using an interactive UI, or when -p (preview) is used.
Enhances network reliability and performance.
The default is true. The target agent automatically exits when
appropriate.
If set to false, the target agent does not exit until the controller
explicitly ends the session.
Applies to swconfig, swcopy, swinstall, swremove, and swverify.
• agent_timeout_minutes=10000
Causes a target agent to exit if it has been inactive for the specified
time.
You can use this default value to make target agents more quickly
detect lost network connections. RPC typically detects lost
connections very quickly, but it can take as long 130 minutes to
detect a lost connection. The recommended value is the longest
period of inactivity expected in your environment.
For command line invocation, a value between 10 and 60 minutes is
suitable. More than 60 minutes is recommended when you use the
GUI.
The default is 10,000 minutes, slightly less than seven days.
Applies to swcopy, swinstall, swlist, swremove, and swverify.
• allow_downdate=false
Normally set to false, so installing an older version of software than
already exists is disallowed. This keeps you from installing older
versions by mistake. Additionally, many software products do not
support this “downdating.”
If set to true, a previous version can be installed but SD-UX issues a
warning message.
Applies to swinstall.